Animal welfare group, American Humane, will host its 11th annual American Humane Hero Dog Awards® program on October 20 at 9 pm EST. The 2-hour program will be hosted by Carson Kressley on the...
Ultrasonography of the caudal vena cava (CVC) has been previously established to assess fluid status in dogs but not in cats. The aim of this study was to determine CVC diameter changes during feline...
The Dysbiosis Index can be used to assess the microbiome in clinical patients over time and in response to therapy
This article summarizes different approaches to the analysis of gut microbiota and how they might be applicable to research studies and clinical practice in dogs and cats.
The impact of an outbreak of bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) on reproductive performance and milk production was investigated in 28 Spanish dairy herds using an observational study design. Mean calving...
Veterinary entrepreneur, Ben Jacobs, has joined PetSmart Charities’ board of directors, bringing expertise and a drive toward innovation in pet care and tackling issues which impact pet parents....
Under the FD&C Act, the US Food and Drug Administration shared two draft guidance documents on the current good manufacturing practice requirements (CGMP) for animal therapies using ACTPs, or animal...
Fourteen dogs with aspiration pneumonitis and pneumonia were indentified
Materials and methods: Retrospective case review of dogs presenting to a referral teaching hospital between February 2014 and February 2021. Cases were included when a clinical diagnosis of...
Increasing postoperative peripheral monocyte counts might be associated with a poorer prognosis
Doxorubicin-based chemotherapy after splenectomy remains the standard of care for hemangiosarcoma in dogs, but prognosis is generally poor.To determine clinical outcome with carboplatin chemotherapy...
In July 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed that African swine fever (ASF) had been found in samples collected from...
The National Health Commission explains that this strain of the virus is low pathogenic and unlikely to cause a large-scale outbreak.
The National Health Commission of China (NHC) has downplayed the confirmed case of H10N3 bird flu in one person, which has been detected in a 41-year-old man from Jiangsu province, eastern China.
Schroer Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of equipment for animal health, has been sold to Midmark Corporation, manufacturer of medical, dental, and veterinary products. As a combined entity, the...
Animal health R&D company, TriviumVet, has the received FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine’s approval to move forward within the expanded conditional process for Felycin™, a therapy for feline...
The lower the serum fTLI concentration, the more often good treatment response was reported
Serum feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI) is commonly used to diagnose feline exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). This study aimed to describe signalment and clinical data of cats with...
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture of Germany has confirmed the first cases of African swine fever (ASF) in farm pigs in the Germany. According to the website The Pig Site, the cases have been...
Lactate dehydrogenase, SDMA and ADMA increased significantly after the endurance race in the finisher group
The purpose of this study was to assess a change in different blood parameters before and after a 160 km endurance race and to evaluate differences in cardiac biomarkers between horses that completed...
Market analysts, Grand View Research, Inc., forecast in a recent report that the worldwide veterinary care market will grow at a CAGR of 5.4% by 2028. The sector is expected to hit a value of $114.4...
Nonprofit veterinary professional organization, North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), will lead its first virtual meeting specifically for veterinary nurses and veterinary technicians. The...
Pneumomediastinum was the most common radiographic feature
Paraquat (1,1-dimethyl-4,4-bipyridinium dichloride) is a toxic herbicide. Accidental ingestion of paraquat in animals and humans causes respiratory failure and death.To describe the radiographic...
Some cats appear to achieve episode freedom spontaneously
The aim of this study was to identify the phenotypic features of a paroxysmal dyskinesia observed in Sphynx cats.The owners of affected Sphynx cats were invited to provide video footage of abnormal...
Compliance document and animal disease tracking company, GlobalVetLink, has added to its compliance software to aid veterinarians in gathering and completing the paperwork needed to certify pets for...
